Key holder



Nov. 13, 1923.

I J. CARMEL KEY HOLDER Fi led March 24 1921 INVENTOR cfaszfl/ Cher/ELPatented Nov. 13, 1923.

UNITED STATES .TosErH CARMEL, or NEW YORK, N.

Y., AssIGNon ,TO FRANK YORK, N. Y.

M. ASHLEY, on NEW KEY HOLDER.

Application filed March 24, 1921. Serial No. 455,258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that JOSEPH CARMEL, citizen of Poland and resident of thecity of New York, in the county of Kings and Stateof New York, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Key Holders, of whichthe followin is a specification.

This invention re ates to ke holders and the object of my invention 15to provide means for holding keys in such a manner as to be easilyremovable therefrom and means for enclosing the holder together with theke s.

The novel features of my invention will be particularl set forth in theclaims formin r part of t is specification.

lleferring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a key holder and cover embodying myinvention, the cover portion being partly broken away for the purpose ofillustration;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the key holder attached to theouter wall of a pocket book under the flap;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on a larger scale taken on line 3-3 ofFig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a view of the metal portion of a holder as first stamped froma sheet.

A indicates a thin sheet of metal formed with V-shaped projections A.A,etc., adapted to pass through the material of which the cover B is madeand be bent over and clinched thereon as illustrated at B-B, etc. Theprojecting arms C-C, etc., are bent upward to form hooks as illustratedin Figs. 1, 2 and 3 and-the upper end is curved outwardly at-C justabove the point of contact with the downwardly extending arm D to permita key to be easily guided into the hook. The arms D-D, etc., are formedfrom metal pressed from the body of the sheet and offset therefrom asclearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, and the ends are bent inwardlytoward the face of the plate A to permit the head E of a key to forcethe contacting ends C and D apart in the act of removing a key from thehook of the holder. The arms and hooks are resilient and are sprungapart in the act of removing a key from the holder.

The cover is open on its lower side K to permit long keys to extendbelow the ed e and may be made of leather or other suitab e material andformed as illustrated in Fig. 1 comprising a rectangular sheet F foldedto inclose the ke holder, and the adjacent ends held together y asnap-button G. I also provide a back-strip H to which the cover F isattached by cement or other suitable means and the back-strip isprovided with fasteners I-III by means of which the cover F may besecured to the inner side of a suit case'or trunk.

In Fig. 2 the flap J serves to cover metal hooks and keys and bycarrying the key-holder attached to the pocket-book the person will notforget the keys when leaving home or oflice, and will not be liable tomisplace or lose them.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal havingarms oifset from the sheet and upwardl extending hooks contacting saidarms an adapted to hold a key.

2. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal having arms offset from thesheet and upwardly extending resilient hooks contacting said arms andadapted to hold a key.

3. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal having resilient armsofl'set fromthe sheet and upwardly extending hooks contacting said armsand adapted to hold a ke Z. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metalhaving arms formed integral offset from the sheet and upwardly extendinghooks contacting said arms and adapted to hold a key.

5. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal having resilient arms iormedintegral and ofi'set from' the sheet and upwardly extending resilienthooks formed integral and contactingsaid arms to provide a number ofclosed loops.

6. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal having resilient armsformedintegral and ofi'set from the sheet and upwardl extending resilienthooks formed integral and contacting said arms to provide a number ofclosed loops, the ends of the arms and hooks being curved in oppositedirections.

7. A key-holder comprising a sheet of metal having arms offset from thesheet and upwardly extending hooks contacting said arms and adapted tohold a key, said sheet having means formed integral therewith forconnecting the sheet to a cover.

8. A key-holder comprising a sheet of the I metal having resilient armsformed integral and ofiset from the sheet and upwardly extendingresilient hooks formed integral and contacting said arms to provide anumber of closed loops, the ends of the arms and hooks being curved inopposite directions, and a back-strip having fastening means thereon. i

9. A key holder comprising a metal strip emme having an arm ofiset fromthe strip and an 10 upwardly extending hook contacting said arm andadapted to hold a key.

Signed at New York city, in the count of New York and State of New York,th1s 29th day of January.

JOSEPH CARMEL. Witness:

FRANIK M. Asmmr.

